The 2013-14 NBA season

norm

Tim Duncan wasn't hurt tonight. He merely took a day off from the daunting post-lockout grind to rest his bones, and his Spurs beat the Sixers anyway, 93-76. The ESPN.com boxscore says "DNP-REST." The NBA's, pictured above, wasn't so politically correct. "DND-OLD." Poor, poor, old Tim Duncan. He turns 36 in a month.

http://deadspin.com/5896320/

Newch91

norm wrote:

Tim Duncan wasn't hurt tonight. He merely took a day off from the daunting post-lockout grind to rest his bones, and his Spurs beat the Sixers anyway, 93-76. The ESPN.com boxscore says "DNP-REST." The NBA's, pictured above, wasn't so politically correct. "DND-OLD." Poor, poor, old Tim Duncan. He turns 36 in a month.

http://deadspin.com/5896320/

That is hilarious!

polaris_x

polaris_x wrote:

81 wrote:

must have been the case. you guys played well for 3qtrs then stopped playing team basketball and starting chucking shots

what was with all the fouling and time outs in the last couple of minuts. game was over.

honestly ... i missed the game ... all i can say is that the team has barely been blown out all season and has way too many wins ... we've played tough against all the playoff teams ... many games without our best player and a lineup of scrubs ...

i really like the foundation of this team ... with valunciunas coming in and hopefully a top 5-7 pick in this year's draft (plus 2 second rounders we might be able to move up in the first round or get another one) ... we should be solid the next few seasons ... basketball is fleeting ... some decent talent combined with solid role players and a good coach and you can compete ...

yikes ... Raps had to intentionally miss 2 FT's and to not box Deng out to make sure you guys won ...

dcfaithful

I can't imagine the feeling of playing a 4-OT game and not winning. That stings, for sure...

dcfaithful

perfectlefts14 wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

imalive wrote:

DC - are you hating on the thunder now that they have fisher?

I am.

Not really, but I just shake my head and laugh at Fisher requesting a buy-out.

Sounds like the dude can't swallow the idea of playing for a team who isn't a title contender.

I completely agree, what a way for the president of the players union to act. I have lost a ton of respect for Fisher.

I'll be honest, I kind of lost respect for Fisher with the whole Utah ordeal. I sympathized for his daughter, and I would never partake in the low taunting that some Utah fans did with covering their eye and stuff, but I didn't buy his reasoning, and I do believe that he just wanted to play in a Laker uniform again. He really does set a shining example as the president of the players union.

The line "go to a city that will be accomodate her needs" seemed a little funny. We have some pretty well regarded cancer facilities here in Utah with specialists for particular types of cancer, not sure why those wouldn't have accomodated for his daughter's situation. I somewhat translate that to "somewhere with a more certain chance of a championship."

I could be very wrong in questioning his intentions, and I have no reservations against doing what's best for his daughter... all I'm saying is things didn't quite stack up right.

The Juggler

South of Seattle wrote:

There are guys who dunk, then there are legends http://sonicsgate.org/

i totally agree with mr. kemp here. i've always felts griffin's dunks aren't even really dunks because he barely touches the rim. even the really nasty ones that everyone hypes up.

kemp used to nearly tear the rim off every time he drove the lane.

dcfaithful

The Juggler wrote:

South of Seattle wrote:

There are guys who dunk, then there are legends http://sonicsgate.org/

i totally agree with mr. kemp here. i've always felts griffin's dunks aren't even really dunks because he barely touches the rim. even the really nasty ones that everyone hypes up.

kemp used to nearly tear the rim off every time he drove the lane.

Just more proof that the NBA isn't what is used to be.

Wobbie

dcfaithful wrote:

I could be very wrong in questioning his intentions, and I have no reservations against doing what's best for his daughter... all I'm saying is things didn't quite stack up right.

I know you're not a baseball guy, but fisher's explanation was akin to that of a baseball pitcher named mike hampton - he signed a $121M contract with the rockies and said the determining factor was the denver school system

perfectlefts14

dcfaithful wrote:
I could be very wrong in questioning his intentions, and I have no reservations against doing what's best for his daughter... all I'm saying is things didn't quite stack up right.

You're right, the medical facilities could of treated his daughter there. I think she just wanted to be in familiar surroundings while going through such a traumatic experience, which is understandable. All I can say is that showed a lot of class on Utah's part by allowing Fisher to return to the Lakers.

dcfaithful

perfectlefts14 wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:
I could be very wrong in questioning his intentions, and I have no reservations against doing what's best for his daughter... all I'm saying is things didn't quite stack up right.

You're right, the medical facilities could of treated his daughter there. I think she just wanted to be in familiar surroundings while going through such a traumatic experience, which is understandable. All I can say is that showed a lot of class on Utah's part by allowing Fisher to return to the Lakers.

Very understandable.

Class on the ownerships behalf, lack of class by some fans with their cover-one-eye taunts. :(

Even Larry Miller himself said before he died that he thought "it did look a bit funny" the way things turned out, but he didn't believe that Fisher or Buss would do anything underhanded. http://www.webcitation.org/61jEYpXu6

Wobbie

watching the Nets play would lead me to believe they're tanking. what a mess.

DewieCox

The Juggler wrote:

South of Seattle wrote:

There are guys who dunk, then there are legends http://sonicsgate.org/

i totally agree with mr. kemp here. i've always felts griffin's dunks aren't even really dunks because he barely touches the rim. even the really nasty ones that everyone hypes up.

kemp used to nearly tear the rim off every time he drove the lane.

I agree that there are few dunkers as intense as Kemp, but he invented the "throw down" dunk, where he would go up like he was gonna tear the rim down and then slam it down with little to no contact with the rim.

His best in game dunk to me...in the Finals when he spun baseline on Rodman and reversed it on the opposite side and proceeded to crotch-face Rodman.

Ledbetterman10

dcfaithful

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

Ledbetterman10

dcfaithful wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

The tail deflating at the end pushes it's greatness over the top.

The Juggler

DewieCox wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

South of Seattle wrote:

There are guys who dunk, then there are legends http://sonicsgate.org/

i totally agree with mr. kemp here. i've always felts griffin's dunks aren't even really dunks because he barely touches the rim. even the really nasty ones that everyone hypes up.

kemp used to nearly tear the rim off every time he drove the lane.

I agree that there are few dunkers as intense as Kemp, but he invented the "throw down" dunk, where he would go up like he was gonna tear the rim down and then slam it down with little to no contact with the rim.

His best in game dunk to me...in the Finals when he spun baseline on Rodman and reversed it on the opposite side and proceeded to crotch-face Rodman.

darryl dawkins invented to the throw down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxg7cLp-JIM

dcfaithful

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

The tail deflating at the end pushes it's greatness over the top.

Great observation, and so true. I love how it looks like the mascot would be yelling "whoa... whoa! ... WHOA!!"

norm

stan says he was told dwight wants him fired...dwight then denies it...all in the same video! :shock:

http://www.nba.com/magic/video/2012/04/ ... index.html

polaris_x

norm wrote:

stan says he was told dwight wants him fired...dwight then denies it...all in the same video! :shock:

http://www.nba.com/magic/video/2012/04/ ... index.html

i dunno if he denies it ...

anyhoo ... steve nash! ... my vote for mvp ...

dcfaithful

polaris_x wrote:

steve nash! ... my vote for mvp ...

What a game that was last night. Damn you, Steve Nash.